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Rent

Rent [fr. reditus Lat.], a certain profit issuing yearly out of lands and tenements corporeal; it may be regarded as of a … Rent [fr. reditus Lat.], a certain profit issuing yearly out of lands and tenements corporeal; it may be regarded as of a two fold

Constructive notice

such title or claim; (c) if he deliberately refrains from inquiry in order to avoid notice. See Halsbury, L.E., vol. 13, and the person affected with constructive notice takes, if at all, subject to the title or

Negligence

Negligence, acting carelessly, a question of law or fact or of mixed fact and law, depending entirely upon the nature of a duty, which the … Negligence, acting carelessly, a question of law or fact or of mixed fact and law, depending entirely upon the nature of

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Fraudulent conveyances, Statutes against

Fraudulent conveyances, Statutes against, sect. 172 of the (English) L.P. Act, 1925, now provides that every conveyance of property made either or before 1925 with intent to defraud … Fraudulent conveyances, Statutes against, sect. 172 of the (English) L.P. Act, 1925, now provides that every conveyance of property made

Frauds, Statute of

2, c. 3 (A.D. 1676). This famous statute is said to have been famed by Sir Matthew Hale, Lord Keeper Guilford, and Sir Leoline Jenkins, an eminent civilian. Lord Nottingham used to say of it, that 'every

Exchange, Deed of

Exchange, Deed of [fr. excambium, Lat.], an original Common Law conveyance, for the reciprocal transfer of interests ejusdem generis, as fee simple for fee … Exchange, Deed of [fr. excambium, Lat.], an original Common Law conveyance, for the reciprocal transfer of interests ejusdem generis, as fee simple for fee simple, legal estate

Equity of redemption

Equity of redemption. Before 1926 the equitable estate or interest left in a person after he had mortgaged his property. Now the right to call for a reconveyance of … equitable estate or interest left in a person after he had mortgaged his property. Now the right to call for a reconveyance of a legal estate or of an equitable interest in property from the mortgagee on

Presentation

the benefice. It must be in writing (29 Car. 2, c. 3), and is in the nature of letters-missive to the ordinary. The sovereign, as protector ecclesi', is the patron paramount of all benefices which do not

C

C is the third letter of the English alphabet It is from the Latin letter C which in old Latin represented the sounds

Apportionment

of law, e.g., upon a partition or intestacy as between the heir and personal representative, Dumpor's Case, Sm. L. C. Apportionment of Rent and Covenants is now provided for by ss. 140, 141 and 142 of the (English)

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